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Word: Motive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French motif (adjective used as a noun), from late Latin motivus, from movere ‘to move’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈməʊtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a reason for doing something
Short Definition:reason for doing something
Examples:- police were unable to establish a motive for his murder
Definition:
a motif in art, literature, or music.
Short Definition:artistic motif
Word: Motive
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈməʊtɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
producing physical or mechanical motion
Short Definition:producing motion
Examples:- the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke
Definition:
causing or being the reason for something
Short Definition:being reason for something
Examples:- the motive principle of a writer's work
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